Oral History Interview with Cull W. 'Bud' Forbus, February 17, 2005 Metadata

Title

• Main Title Oral History Interview with Cull W. 'Bud' Forbus, February 17, 2005

Creator

• Interviewee: Forbus, Cull W. 'Bud'
  Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

• Interviewer: Nichols, Chuck
  Contributor Type: Personal
• Interviewer: Rush, Bonnie Day
  Contributor Type: Personal

Publisher

• Name: National Museum of the Pacific War
  Place of Publication: Fredericksburg, Texas

Date

• Creation: 2005-02-17

Language

• English

Description

• Content Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cull W. ?Bud? Forbus. Born in 1924, he joined the Marine Corps in June 1942. He was transported on the USS George F. Elliott (AP-105) to Noumea, New Caledonia in December 1943. He was a Browning Automatic Rifleman in the 3rd Marine Division, 34th Replacement Battalion. He discusses the formation of the 3rd Marine Division and the division colors. He recounts waiting for the 77th Infantry Division to arrive prior to the invasion of Guam. He describes being injured at night by a knife-wielding Japanese soldier as well as his evacuation and medical care. When he recovered from his wounds, he was assigned to the 81st Mortar Section of the 4th Marine Division. He describes the landings on Guam using an LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked) and on Iwo Jima using an LST (Landing Ship, Tank). He discusses battleship artillery support at Iwo Jima, the landing at Boat Basin, and the Japanese bunkers and tunnels. He describes being injured on Iwo Jima, his evacuation, and medical treatment. After his recovery, he was assigned to guard duty at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. He was discharged in October 1945. The interview also includes information about his parents.
• Physical Description: 1 sound recording (1 hr., 1 min., 16 sec.)

Subject

• Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
• University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
• University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
• Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
• Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
• Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
• Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Autobiographies
• Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
• Keyword: WWII
• Keyword: United States. Marine Corps. Division, 3rd
• Keyword: United States. Marine Corps. Division, 4th
• Keyword: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Guam
• Keyword: Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
• Keyword: USS Rixey (APH-3)
• Keyword: USS President Jackson (APA-18)
• Keyword: Aiea Naval Hospital
• Keyword: War -- Relief of sick and wounded
• Keyword: Allied landing craft and ships
• Keyword: Smith, Holland M. (Holland McTyeire), 1882-1967

Primary Source

• Item is a Primary Source

Relation

• Has Transcription: Oral History Interview with Cull W. 'Bud' Forbus, February 17, 2005, [transcript] ark:/67531/metapth1604706

Collection

• Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collection
  Code: NMPW
• Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
  Code: NMPWA

Institution

• Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
  Code: NMPW

Rights

• Rights License: by-nc-nd
• Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

• Sound

Format

• Audio

Identifier

• Accession or Local Control No: OH01321
• Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1608520